A DIY 30-minute whole body workout

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Despite what we personal trainers would like you to think 😉 , workout design isn’t rocket science.

Sure, you need to know about muscles and joints and planes of motion. A bit of information about reps and sets and loads doesn’t hurt either. Throw in a cursory understanding of the types of movements our bodies were designed for and the patience to demand good form of yourself and creating a 30-minute whole-body workout is within almost anybody’s reach.

Note that I’m NOT talking about a PROGRAM designed to meet specific and individualized goals (that’s when having access to a personal trainer’s education, knowledge and experience comes in handy), but rather, a fill-in-the-gaps workout when you don’t have time to get to the gym, don’t know what to do once you get there or just need a change to your regular routine.

A DIY 30-minute whole body workout

Most of the programs I design are based on a finite number of basic movements; squats, lunges, hinges, pushes, pulls, rotations and static holds.

Each of these basic movements has a nearly endless number of variations; variations which differ in complexity, difficulty and the equipment required to perform them.

By simply choosing one of the exercise options from each of the basic movement categories listed below, you’ll have created your own 30-minute whole body workout. Make sure the choices you make challenge you and reflect your current fitness level. If something hurts, don’t do it.

Ok this may be one of the best online workouts I’ve seen – the fact that you’ve broken down the exercises into categories and given a range of options… I wish more fitness folk would do that! This is a keeper 😉Cat recently posted…April 2015 in Review

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[…] A DIY 30-minute whole body workout by Tamara – Ever find a workout graphic and love some of the exercises, but hate others? You won’t feel this way about this one. Tamara has created the DIY workout. You choose 1 exercise from each category based on what you like and the equipment you have available. LOVE this so much. […]

Welcome to Fitknitchick, a website devoted to teaching midlife women how to be the healthiest, happiest and fittest version of themselves possible. I'm Tamara, personal trainer, group fitness instructor, healthy living coach, author, PhD and lover of all things science-y. Feel free to drop me line at tgrand(at)telus(dot)net [For the full story, click here]

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